Topic: Business & Economy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-11 14:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- The Korea Exchange, South Korea's main bourse operator, has softened a rule on listed firms when they repurchase certain shares, a source said Monday.
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[2026-05-11 14:39 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Aguia Resources has cleared final requests from Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul environmental agency FEPAM for minor changes to its phosphate installation licence ahead of a closing review that is expected to clear the way for an operating licence.
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[2026-05-11 14:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: China's onshore yuan touched 6.79 per dollar in morning trading on May 11, its highest point since February 2023. © Reuters
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[2026-05-11 14:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Bank Mandiri, Indonesia's largest lender by assets, is among state-owned banks that enjoyed double-digit profit growth in the January-March quarter. But analysts expect risks from government policies to surmount the windfall over a longer period. © AP
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[2026-05-11 14:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Commuters walk through a corridor in the World Trade Center Transportation Hub in New York on June 21, 2019. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
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[2026-05-11 14:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Gains in the sector are bucking broader market trends following a strong signal from Beijing that it is committed to chip self-sufficiency.
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[2026-05-11 14:03 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Gains in the sector are bucking broader market trends following a strong signal from Beijing that it is committed to chip self-sufficiency.
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[2026-05-11 14:02 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A Victorian man who said his feelings had been hurt after being told to cover up his “plumber’s crack” has been berated by the Fair Work Commission for filing an unfair dismissal case that wasted the workplace arbiter’s time.
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[2026-05-11 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Ali Al Zaidi, Iraq's prime minister-designate, is inheriting an economy in free fall with the Iran war and oil supply collapse, as well as Washington's pressure on Baghdad, exacerbating long-delayed structural reforms.
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[2026-05-11 13:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed that he plans to “wean” his country off US financial aid within the next decade, while blaming social media “manipulation” for declining public support for Israel among Americans.
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[2026-05-11 13:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Factory-gate prices increased 2.8 per cent last month and consumer prices were up 1.2 per cent, surpassing expectations as fuel costs rise
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[2026-05-11 13:54 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Factory-gate prices increased 2.8 per cent last month and consumer prices were up 1.2 per cent, surpassing expectations as fuel costs rise
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[2026-05-11 13:35 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-05-11 13:34 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Olympio Metals has tightened its grip on the high-grade Bousquet gold project in Quebec, earning a 51 per cent stake after meeting the earn-in milestone conditions for the highly prospective Canadian asset.
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[2026-05-11 13:25 UTC+10:00] [Economy & Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: Don't pay so you can read it. Pay so everyone can!
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[2026-05-11 13:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Why is oil so cheap? Prices might seem high to consumers – they have nearly doubled since December. But with 10 per cent of the world’s oil exports still cut off and no obvious progress in peace talks, Friday’s close of $101 for Brent crude looks amazingly calm, or complacent.
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[2026-05-11 13:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Relentless global rush into artificial intelligence-linked semiconductor stocks continues to propel Seoul's market.(Source photos by Reuters)
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[2026-05-11 13:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Autobacs operates approximately 1,200 stores in the world and sells not only automotive accessories but also used cars. Chery ranked 12th globally in new vehicle sales in 2025. (Nikkei montage/Source photo by Reuters)
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[2026-05-11 12:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Michael Snyder via The Economic Collapse blog,
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[2026-05-11 12:44 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A looming strike at Samsung Electronics could send shock waves through global supply chains and dent South Korea's investment appeal, the American Chamber of Commerce in Korea said Monday.
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[2026-05-11 12:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BEIJING, China — President Donald Trump will visit China from May 13 to 15, Beijing confirmed on Monday, with the US leader expected to discuss Iran and trade with his Chinese counterpart.
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[2026-05-11 12:23 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Russia and Ukraine swapped accusations of breaking a US-brokered ceasefire on Sunday, with both sides claiming to have suffered casualties in drone and artillery strikes over the past 24 hours.
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[2026-05-11 12:16 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) -- US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set to discuss Iran, Taiwan, artificial intelligence and nuclear weapons as they weigh extending a critical minerals deal, according to US officials previewing Trump's two-day visit to China this week.
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[2026-05-11 12:14 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: LONDON (AFP) -- The UK and France will on Tuesday host a multinational meeting of defense ministers on military plans to restore trade flows through the Strait of Hormuz, the British government said.
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[2026-05-11 12:11 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea will roll out a second batch of cash assistance for the bottom 70 percent of income earners, or about 36 million people, next week, officials said Monday, in an effort to ease financial strains caused by rising fuel prices amid the war in the Middle East.
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[2026-05-11 12:11 UTC+10:00] [Culture / Movies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Close Encounters of the Fourth Kind? Having made his coming-of-age memoir The Fabelmans, Steven Spielberg gets back to blockbuster business with this science-fiction thriller about the race to reveal – or equally cover-up – the possible public confirmation of extraterrestrial life on Earth.
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[2026-05-11 12:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- India can serve as a prominent manufacturing and export hub for South Korea amid recent shifts in global supply chains, local experts said Monday, as Seoul is pushing to deepen its economic ties with the world's most populous nation.
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[2026-05-11 12:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will roll out a second batch of cash assistance for the bottom 70 percent of income earners, or about 36 million people, next week, officials said Monday, in an effort to ease financial strains caused by rising fuel prices amid the war in the Middle East.
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[2026-05-11 12:02 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's largest hotel and resort operator is rebranding as Sono Trinity Group, a move it says is meant to knit its lodging business and recently acquired airline arm into a single travel company.
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[2026-05-11 11:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A Vietnamese technical trainee, left, works with a Japanese colleague at a manufacturing plant in Tobishima, Japan. October 2025. © Kyodo
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[2026-05-11 11:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: China's consumer and producer inflation jumped more than expected in April as the Middle East conflict drives commodity costs higher.
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[2026-05-11 11:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: LONDON, United Kingdom — The UK and France will on Tuesday host a multinational meeting of defence ministers on military plans to restore trade flows through the Strait of Hormuz, the British government said.
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[2026-05-11 10:58 UTC+10:00] [Property / News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A three-bedroom South Yarra period home, built in 1903, was offered for the first time in nearly half a century at auction on Saturday, passing in on a vendor bid of $1.5 million.
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[2026-05-11 10:44 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating rebounded slightly to 59.7 percent on a strong stock rally and economic achievements, a survey showed Monday.
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[2026-05-11 10:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating rebounded slightly to 59.7 percent on a strong stock rally and economic achievements, a survey showed Monday.
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[2026-05-11 10:16 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea has signed a deal to export an additional three units of its Chunmoo rocket launchers to Estonia under the two countries' framework arrangement for the long-term supply of Korea's multiple launch rocket system to the Eastern European country, the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency said Monday.
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[2026-05-11 10:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Oil prices rose in Monday morning trade in Asia after President Donald Trump said Iran's response to US proposals to end the war was "totally unacceptable".
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[2026-05-11 10:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Gas prices soaring past $6.20 a gallon have Southern California commuters abandoning jammed freeways for bustling trains, as more residents trade their cars to escape the relentless cost of fuel.
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[2026-05-11 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: 15 LME-approved warehouses are already full, underscoring city’s ambition to be a commodities centre – and its urgent need for more space
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[2026-05-11 10:00 UTC+10:00] [SF Supply Chain (Hong Kong)] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: 15 LME-approved warehouses are already full, underscoring city’s ambition to be a commodities centre – and its urgent need for more space
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[2026-05-11 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has signed a deal to export an additional three units of its Chunmoo rocket launchers to Estonia under the two countries' framework arrangement for the long-term supply of Korea's multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) to the Eastern European country, the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) said Monday.
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[2026-05-11 09:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: While the digital US economy, if proxied through the earnings growth and stock prices of AI companies and their "picks and shovels" support ecosystem, has never been stronger, the traditional US consumer, responsible for 70% of US GDP, has rarely been more depressed than right now (and according to the latest University of Michigan sentiment survey, Americans have literally never been more pessimistic).
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[2026-05-11 09:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Fukuoka has been promoting the creation of state-of-the-art offices as part of a redevelopment plan. (Photo by Toshiki Sasazu)
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[2026-05-11 09:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Hans Leo J. Cacdac confirmed Sunday that the 38 Filipino crew members aboard the MV Hondius will undergo a mandatory six-week, or 40-day, quarantine and monitoring period in the Netherlands.
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[2026-05-11 09:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: An Iranian heiress locked in a nasty $200 million divorce battle with her doctor husband sneakily signed away control of her company so he couldn’t claim any cash from the business, new court documents allege.
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[2026-05-11 09:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-05-11 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Limited depth in an ageing front row and financial restrictions of governing body are proving troublesome ahead of the showpiece tournament
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[2026-05-11 09:00 UTC+10:00] [Australia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Limited depth in an ageing front row and financial restrictions of governing body are proving troublesome ahead of the showpiece tournament
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[2026-05-11 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese SUVs storm the premium segment with fresh momentum, giving German marques their toughest test in years
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[2026-05-11 09:00 UTC+10:00] [China Passenger Car Association] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese SUVs storm the premium segment with fresh momentum, giving German marques their toughest test in years
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